Complete Guide to the Sequester

Monday, February 25, 2013

“The spending cuts, also known as the “sequester,” are a direct result of a long push by conservatives to take the nation’s economy hostage in order to secure massive, harmful spending cuts.” These cuts will devastate our economy and could put us into another recession. Instead of working together to fix the problem, members of Congress are busy trying to position themselves to not take the blame for the fall.

Instead of fixing the problems of our country, the far Right continues to manufacture fiscal problems. These cuts will slash thousands of workers’ wages, deny educational opportunities to our children, and will even increase travel times as The Federal Aviation Administration's budget will be cut.

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The great American middle class wasn’t something that just happened – it was built brick by brick. It was built by soldiers returning from war and a government that repaid them by giving them a shot at college.

What the wealthy and well-connected figured out is that they have strength in numbers: the numbers of dollars they contribute to politicians. It’s time working and middle class Americans use our strength in numbers to reclaim the American Dream. We need a counterweight to the power of big money – and that’s the power of big numbers, the power of ordinary people who work for a living demanding to have our voices heard – from the workplace to Washington.